you're watching abc2 news, that station that works you're watching abc2news, that station that works for you. now abc2 news at 11:00. >> anne arundal county police take action after the man they say owned all of these weapon withs snuck into a high school l. >> and a quiet stretch of weather, we're already tracking a storm here. your forecast,coming up. >> flees and ticks won't stop biting your pet why the medicine might not be working. >> first we have a story from anne arundal county. christianschaefer is here with more on the story. >> the suspect remains in custody for an emergency men a- tal evaluation. police don'tknow why he went to north county high school monday but after he did, they went --

found a stash of weapons and went into action. along with magazines full of ammunition and guns, it was all taken from glen burnie. the manwho lives here justin beaumont attended north county high school in 2002 for two months. police say he came back monday and tried to open several doors. >> the male who came in waited until the door was nearly closed and was able to quickly approach the door before it was completely secured and got inside the school combl police say he had no weapons with with him and did not threaten anyone. >> his manner and demeaner seem odd. >> they searched him l and found a holster and then they searched his home and found the weapons.

that is why he's been sent to the mental facility. >> he's a nice man actually. . >> police remain at the school. students you found out about the arrest after a letter was sent home. >> i heard somebody got arrested. >> police say beaumont legally purchased and owns all of the weapons they found but after what happened in newtown, connecticut last year, they have to sfond any potential threat. >> post connecticut, we have to recognize as a nation that we have to take these precautionary steps to keep the children safe. >> justin beaumont is charged only with trespassing but that mental evaluation that's been ordered could keep him in

custody longer than the ninety day sentence that charge carries. if he is released he would have to apply to get his weapons back. >> a man was found carrying a bb gun near a school in haguers town this afternoon. policedon't think he was intend k to hurt anyone in the school. hewas found with with the bb gun and had a mask on to protect him from the cold. >> no real complaints oobt the weather today but you may need your umbrella soon. wyatt whatare we looking at in the morning it will be cold but dry tomorrow. friday we expect the rain to roll in. tonight we'redown to 20s in spots. we have29 in mill lers vil so a cold night as temperatures fall below freezing.

just a few clouds locally but the main storm system p is ramping up in the gulf over new orleans and coming up the east coast as we go toward friday. in the meantime, tonight, into the 20s we go. we'll talk about how things change over the weekend coming up. >> thanks wyatt. just areminder, we're back on the air before anyone else. we'll havethe most accurate forecast on good molecular orbitaling maryland starting at 4:30 a man is in critical condition following a crash with a train. police say the man may have tried to cross the tracks when the lights were flashing. noone else was injured. a video taped beating of a disabled man at a group home in columbia is drawing harsh criticism. thevideo shows the man being

taunted and beaten at the home and one of the people e beating him was a patient and the other was a worker. the worker was arrested. the video is upsetting and in some cases possibly preventable. >> it's not right. it's adeplorable thing on both sides. >> what we want people to know is if you have people involved in your life that's extra eyes do watch out for you to help and to hopefully report something. >> there is a phone number you can call if you suspect someone is being bullied or abused. the two week trial is over, michael johnson was found guilty this morning of killing felicia barnes. jamie costello wraps up one of the most high profile cases in recent years. >> yesterday he turned 29. today he found out he could be jailed for 30.

michael johnsonguilty for killing felicia barnes. her aunt with quivering lips. >> it's been a long time coming. i have forgiveness in my heart for michael johnson. >> hugs and tears and prayers, how does a mother explain her emotions this day after months of missing her daughter ends up dead. >> the elephant took one foot off my chest so i can breathe a little bit now. >> we will never forget felicia saes smile or in the courtroom today when michael johnson turned to his attorney and said i'm numb when the vishth was read or his father. >> it is what it is and we still feel that michael l johnson is not guilty. >> both families say it wasn't supposed to end like this. notin a courthouse in

baltimore. in the end, the barnes family thanked the city prosecutor but in the end, both families admit the pain will never end. . >> and new at 11:00 tonight justice for another killing from north carolina. margaret joneshas pleaded guilty f of contacting a girl online and bringing her to maryland where they sexually abused her and posted videos on line. joneswill be sentenced in june. heraccomplice plead guilty and will be sentenced later this month. >> two young children were found alone in a pikesville apartment with the body of a woman stabbed to death. policearrived on the scene after receiving a call. neighborsthought it was an explosion. >> i hear that big, big sound. i thought it was a bomb or an

electrical transformer. was inthe living room and i jumped to my balcony and i see people running around and see the helicopter. >> police have a man in custody for the crime but he has not been charged yet. they aretrying to determine a motive. charges are expected tomorrow. >> l baltimore may not be able to pay its bills in ten years if major changes aren't made the city will face a deficit of more than two (200) 000-0000 in ten years. the mayor is preparing to launch a series of major reforms. >> if we act now, if we act decisively and boldly, we can change the pra eject ri for the city. >> the mayor will dethe mrans monday during the speech. >> governor o'malley is pushing for tronger gun laws but some from maryland are pushing back.

many gathered today to protest the gun laws. one of the protestors is a howard county schoolteacher. he would like teachers to have the option to be certified to carry weapons in schools i learned about sandy hook while i was teaching a first grade scomplas the first thing i thought was that i would have no means to defend my children if somebody came in. >> on top of the protest, the president met with leading democrats to discuss legislative issues some people are still cleaning up after superstorm sandy. tonight our two u.s. senators say federal help is on the way. the department of housing and urban development will be 8.6 million dollars in grant money to help the shore. the moneywill likely be used to fix damaged homes, roads and

bridges it looks like we'll have to wait to find out what the boy scouts of america will do about the policy to exclude gay people. the decision was supposed to be made this week, instead they say that the complexity of the issue is causing a delay. >> we may not have gone over the fiscal cliff however the government is still looking at the possibility of major cuts. some agencies are letting employees know there could be cuts across the board. thedepartment of transportation sent out a letter explaining those impacted would get at least one month's notice. abc2news is working for you tonight trying to explain what could happen to our military if congress doesn't act by march first. eight hundred americans could be furloughed for twenty-two days. there could be cuts in training

and naval operations would slink whic zing. this is a real complicated and developing story and one you can get the latest from on our website at abc2news.com. >> a girl comes home from school with her shoes dublth taped to -- duct taped to her feet with no explanation. hearfrom the parents demanding answers tonight. >> crystal clear tonight but when will the rain and wind come, i have the answer. >> and dogs are left scratching even after flea and tick treatment. find out why this medicine isn't working as well when abc2 news comes back. there is no mass-produced human.

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feet together. their daughter has downs syndrome and they admit she can be a handful but when she's having a problem at school, they call the mom on the phone and she calms her down. this timethey don't know why her feet were duct taped. >> i had to carry her off the bus and to the car. we went to the school and it took 30 minutes to get the tape off. >> a make believe game turned into real suspension for a second grader in colorado. alexwas pree tending to throw an imaginary grenade at school and what he threw was air. theschool has a rule, no real -- play weapons real or imaginary. >> i can't believe i got

suspended. i pretended i had it in my hand and i'm like, and it goes boom so nothing can get destroyed. >> i think that when a child is trying to save the world, i don't think he should be punished for it. >> his mom says she doesn't think the rule is real listic for children that age. >> tonight they're dealing way virus for dogs, the distemper virus is popping up. . >> don't take them out into public. treat them like you would a kid with the flu. wehave excellent distemper vaccines but it's impossible to treat. >> the virus spreads in dog to dog so if your best friend has water ri eyes, runny nose, fever, get them to the vet to

get checked out and if they haven't been vaccinated, it's good to take care of that right away. >> dog and cat owners have been noticing that their flea and tick medicine isn't working like it used to. abc2 news john matt explains what you can do some dog and cat owners across the country have been noticing something strange, their pets flea and tick medicine doesn't seem to be working as well. isit the weather, how they're applying it or something else? . >> dean carol loves his two dogs fred and ginger. but theonly dancing going on in his home is the constant dance of fleas for the past two years.

>> the fleas are terrible. they were scratching constantly. we were using a brush to pull off fleas. . >> carol tried a spray in addition capsules and switched from front line to k 9 add van tix and so he googled the problem and found dozens of other people complaining. >> i'm not a scientist, i'm not a doctor but it seems like you hear a lot of things developing resistance these days so we went to a veterinarian and and. >> we have not been able to demon strait that freeways have become resistant to a product. . >> evidence points to 2012's record warmth and longer growing season.

>> getting more fleas earlier and they're lasting longer because the eggs can live outdoors. >> bayer agrees that flea season has been extended. meanwhile the maker of front line says that resistance to the product has not been proven. the doctor suggests you apply the flea medicine o' to the pet's skin, and treat your lawn for insects. this means that pet owners like dean are going to need to be extra individual vigilant all yearlong. >> if you notice a flea or tick issue this spring or summer, see your vet.

a change in medication might be all you need that way your pet stays happy. . >> . >> maryland's most accurate forecast.. >> quiet, dry night out there, temperatures dropping on us. we're two degrees below freezing at bwi. dry conditions persist into tomorrow at least. sunnyfinish in baltimore today at robert w. coalman. look atdowntown. dry in harford county. it was a crystal clear finish, traffic is thinning out there on the bridge. temperatures all below freezing or at freezing. 27 in ocean city. cold at the beach now and 28 out the haguerstown way.

when you get dew points to 20 this is extremely dry air so now is the time to run a humid identifier. baltimore countytomorrow only looking for upper 30s. a cloud shield will come in and hold temperatures down a little bit so really, slightly cooler than the weather we saw today. anne arundal, you look for 40 tomorrow. maybe low 40s toward southern anne arundal county. generally just a few passing clouds across the region now. the storm will come as it always seems to this time in february. this system is primarily a rain maker we think. it's going to be skirting just offshore though there will be rain wrapping around us. thewestern shore won't get as much as the eastern shore. therewill be a little snow wrapping around this and heavy

snow in new england. the coastal low is still strengthing over new orleans now so this will continue to make its swing over the carolinas and ramping up speed and intensity. soarriving into the mid atlantic and then skirting offshore and the end result is rain primarily for our state with maybe a little snow overnight friday into saturday and a blizzard set up for the northern area. itcould be a couple of inches of snow but will it be a blizzard for new york city, that's yet to be known. cold tomorrow, we'll call it 40 with clouds on the increase and a light east wind but tomorrow night, things get interesting. storms moving in, late rain showers which could mix with sleet, north and west of

baltimore primarily. it willall go to rain on friday. arain and wind kind of a day and then convert back to snow showers late friday night and early saturday morning. we'relooking at windy gusty weather friday and saturday. it will be a cold day saturday with that wind. we might squeak out 40 degrees but with air temps in the 30s most of the day that's going be cold. right now,sunday and monday look mild. >> so up and down. >> up and down and again all eyes really on the storm for the new england states on friday. your travels toward boston will be tricky. . >> okay. a simple backyard fire pit in rosedale turned into an inferno last winter. the phenomenon is called fire jetting and the problem is so bad that atf alths are studying

it. they're using thermal imaging and high speed cameras. bryan kuebler will introduce tow the family who's lives changed in a flash tomorrow night. we'll be right back.

this is dylan right here, this is dylan, and this is his big brother hayden. dylan's only five, but he's already been through two surgeries for brain tumors. and he just went through his second round of chemo. and this is their mother, dawn, who runs this loving and happy home. she too struggled with tumors. but that doesn't slow her down. her love of family comes first. their dad, phil, works two jobs, repairing copiers, and on weekends delivering newspapers. but the bills keep piling up, and the heating bill gets pushed off. when you learn about their difficulties, it just breaks your heart. when we asked the biggest oil companies to help families in need, only citgo, the people of venezuela,

and president hugo chavez responded. thanks to them, citizens energy is able to deliver millions of gallons of fuel to families just like the berios. i'm joe kennedy. if you need help staying warm, call me at 1-877-joe-4-oil. because no one should be left out in the cold!

realistic realistic this is a crazy and scary story. this it professional used his ex-girlfriend's identity to harass her and tweeted a secret

sex video of her to her daughter' friends. men startedcalling her boss asking to hire her for sex then he started showing up at hiks's house. police traced the stalking to him but couldn't do anything until he slashed her tires. hegot seven years for extortion and stalking. hicks and her daughter are campaigning to stop something like this from happening to other people. >> not many things last 830 80 years these days let alone a marriage. here they are. theygrew up in the same community and defied her parents when they eloped. they have five kids 14 grand kids and 16 great grand kids.

they're secret,compromise and don't hold a grudge. i better write those down. >> yeah, 80 years. >> that's a long time. >> you got a long ways to go. >> yeah, i do. >> i have a real long ways to go. overnight the temperatures will drop into the mid 20s. dress the kids warm in the morning. the out look, basically, enjoy a quiet day tomorrow because wind and rain arriving friday and it's getting ugly and then we're just chilly over the weekend into the mid 40s at least by sunday. . >> we'll be right back.

we're hearing that jacoby jones may be on jimmy kimmel friday night. . >> he cost some people some money on that furniture thing. >> we will be back tomorrow night. we'll see you tomorrow at 5:00, 6:00 and 11:00. have agood one. i got it when we could download an hd movie in like two minutes.

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